my suggestion is to join Lloyd school. It is a bit pricey (not too much) - but the instruction is great. If you just want to do it a few times a month for fun and a bit of self-defense, if you do it maybe once or twice a week (like most people) - you will get a great workout. If you are committed, Lloyd and the other instructors will go out of their way to help you out. It is all well worth it.

It's still like $25 a class right? Thats a minimum of $75 a week (if you are really Bjj focused) or $3,900 a year. Ouch.

Last Bjj school I went to in NC was a Gracie affiliate and it was $30 a month.

my suggestion is to join Lloyd school. It is a bit pricey (not too much) - but the instruction is great. If you just want to do it a few times a month for fun and a bit of self-defense, if you do it maybe once or twice a week (like most people) - you will get a great workout. If you are committed, Lloyd and the other instructors will go out of their way to help you out. It is all well worth it.

I don't doubt he's a great instructor, I have worked with people that trained with him, ALL were very good. I was actually looking whether they have a mat fee for one time visitors, that's how I came across the info.
I was just wondering if anybody actually pays that much.

Hmm....Darn, I don't know if he started charging more for regular classes. I thought it was like 160 a month for general instruction (most classes are small and Lloyd teaches them). It might be more at his school though??
When I went to Lloyd's we had many people come in visit from other schools, in fact Lloyd would welcome them even if he knew they were going to be in town for a couple of days. But this was a long time ago and I am not so sure about now. Lloyd does havea pretty big staff so he might need the $$$ to pay them. I don't know if he charges. I would not doubt it though.

I pay $160 and I am not currently under Lloyd. I think I pay that much because I am in the BLACK BELT CLUB. I know, it's bullshido but our BBC only lets in the cream of the crop (mostly it is just those that compete). I pay this much and I am unemployed, so if I can suck it up for the love of the sport, you can too! Especially with my new 'Lotion Belt Club' - I am running a special promotion this month for the holidays. $300 for a Lotion seminar. Up your game with Lotion, I will even include a Lotion bar that you can take home with you. You can put this Lotion on the skin, in the basket or add it to your JJ game. PM me for details - thanks